Carpal tunnel syndrome treated with guided brain plasticity: a randomised, controlled study
| Autor: | Magnus Flondell, Birgitta Rosén, Gert Andersson, Anders Björkman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Neural Conduction Placebo Prilocaine law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Forearm Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Carpal tunnel Prospective Studies Anesthetics Local Prospective cohort study Carpal tunnel syndrome Lidocaine Prilocaine Drug Combination Neurologic Examination Neuronal Plasticity business.industry Lidocaine Middle Aged Nerve injury medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 030210 environmental & occupational health Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Sensory Thresholds Anesthesia Female medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. 51:159-164 |
| ISSN: | 2000-6764 2000-656X |
| Popis: | Introduction: Guided plasticity, induced by cutaneous forearm anaesthesia, improves hand sensibility in patients with nerve injury and vibration-induced neuropathy. This study investigated whether patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) would benefit from cutaneous forearm anaesthesia.Methods: Seventy patients with clinical and electroneurography-verified CTS were randomised to sensory training combined with either an anaesthetic cream (EMLA®) (n = 34) or a placebo cream (n = 36) on the volar part of the forearm. The treatment was repeated at increasing intervals over 8 weeks. The primary outcome was the Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire (BCTQ) symptom severity scale after 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes included activity limitations, sensory function, and nerve conduction. This study compared the longitudinal changes between the two groups, and with correction for multiple comparisons it also compared the longitudinal change within the groups.Results: There were no significant differences in prim... |
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